title: Unusual diffuse pulmonary amyloidosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: computed tomography findings.
abstract: Pulmonary involvement is a common feature in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. This may include pleuritis, pneumonitis, and pulmonary hemorrhage. However, the presence of diffuse consolidation on chest radiographs is less common, and is usually interpreted as pneumonia. Moreover, consolidations with massive calcifications are a relatively rare manifestation. The association of pulmonary amyloidosis and SLE seems quite unusual, and has rarely been described. We report a patient with SLE and massive multiple calcified consolidations on radiologic images, which were confirmed as secondary amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sinisim@ewha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sung Shine
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Eun Mi
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Sun Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed